According to the Scriptures...

According to the Scriptures:

Jesus went to the cross to die for us;

He rose from the dead to live for us;

He ascended to the right hand of the Father to intercede for us;

He sent the Holy Spirit to live in us;

He will come again to be with us.

Christ died for us so that, whether we are dead or alive when He returns, we can live with Him forever. 1 Thessalonians 5:10 (NLT)

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The Word of God—

The Word of God—

When you need illumination,

It’s a lamp to your feet;

When you need guidance,

It’s a light to your path;

When you face a spiritual battle,

It’s the sword of the Spirit;

When you need to be fed,

It’s the word of life;

When you need refreshing,

It’s the joy and rejoicing of your heart;

When you are spiritually hungry;

It’s your daily bread.

Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.

Proverbs 30:5 (NKJV)

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Wonderful Names!

Suppose someone named Jones decided to go to a university to earn a doctorate degree in medicine. When he left the university he opened his own restaurant and named it Dr. Jones Fine Cuisine. A customer asked him why he called himself a doctor.

“Because I am a doctor.” he said.

“Why don’t you practice medicine?” the customer asked.

“I didn’t earn the title of doctor to practice medicine. I earned it so my customers would be impressed with how smart I am.” Dr. Jones replied.

Jesus’ names are not empty titles that have been given to Him to impress us. Each name means something and helps us to know who He really is and what He can actually do. His names have been revealed to us in Scripture so our faith can respond to Him and receive from Him.

For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father [of Eternity], Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 (AMP)

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Three Healing Oils

Oil to make his face shine. Psalm 104:15

There are healing oils the Holy Spirit can apply to ever life and every needy heart. These healing oils will restore us, renew us, and cause our faces to shine. Without these oils we could not live the overcoming life God has purposed for us to live.

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The healing oil of MERCY:

Mercy heals us from the heartaches of the past.

Without mercy we couldn’t be free from our past. Mercy releases our hearts from the guilt and condemnation of sin that separated us from God. Mercy brings salvation, salvation brings forgiveness, and forgiveness brings reconciliation. Reconciliation means we are no longer separated from God, the old has passed away and we live in the love of new beginnings.  

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit... Titus 3:5 (NKJV)

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The healing oil of GRACE:

Grace heals us from the burdens of the present.

Without grace the demands of the day would weigh heavy upon our hearts. Grace is the help we need. Grace brings strength, and strength enables us to walk through our day in God’s sufficiency. Every good and perfect gift from God, and all His blessings to us in Christ are ours today because of abundant grace.

God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NKJV)

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The healing oil of HOPE:

Hope heals us from the fear of the future.

Without hope in our hearts we couldn’t face our tomorrows. Hope keeps our feet moving forward and our eyes fixed on Jesus. Hope brings lightness to our steps and puts a song of joyful expectation upon our lips. Our future is bright because the sunshine of God’s light shines upon our pathway, and He who goes before us will not fail to keep His promise.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 (NKJV)

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A Leap of Faith

NOW [in Haran] the Lord said to Abram, Go for yourself [for your own advantage] away from your country, from your relatives and your father's house, to the land that I will show you…So Abram departed, as the Lord had directed him. Genesis 12:1-7

We live by faith, moment by moment, placing our trust and confidence in the Lord, knowing that it is in Him we live and move and have our being. We walk by faith, taking faithful steps of obedience as the Holy Spirit directs us through the daily activities of life. There are also times when we are led by the Lord to take a leap of faith.

A leap of faith is not a leap into the dark, a leap of recklessness, a leap of presumption, or a leap of wild speculation. Rather, it is a leap of faith into a major decision or commitment that we are confident God is directing us to take. A leap of faith can mean a major change in our lives that can take us down a new pathway and away from the familiar, the convenient, or the comfortable.

A leap of faith can often come following an extended time of waiting on the Lord. During those waiting times, God wants us to be still. When the time is right, God will confirm the way, arrange the circumstances, and assure us of His timing. When the waiting time is over, God does not want us to linger, but to take a leap of faith into the change.

Vance Havner refers to a leap of faith as something he did as a boy called “Gully Jumping.” Here is what he says about it:

“Gully jumping means getting across a gully in one leap. The secret is in getting a good running start and going over on the first try. If you were to run up to the brink and then have your courage fail so that you had to go back and start all over, that would be disastrous. It would be just twice as hard to do next time.

Gully jumping illustrates a very vital principle in the Christian life of faith. Nothing is more disastrous than to study faith, analyze faith, make noble resolves of faith, but never actually make the leap of faith. It is running up to the edge of a gully but never jumping. Each time the process is repeated, it becomes more difficult to make the leap of full committal to the truth one knows…we do not get over the gully by feeling like it or by thinking about it. We have to call on the will and jump…no man ever jumped toward Christ but found beneath him the Everlasting Arms.”

–Vance Havner

Is there a gully you need to jump? Are you at a place in your walk with the Lord when it is time to take a leap of faith? Is the Spirit saying to you, “The waiting is over, it is time to move forward?” May your heart be encouraged today to do what the Lord is directing you to do, and may you be assured that beneath you are His everlasting arms.

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